Lemon Loaf Cake Without Oil
If you like bold flavors and contrasting textures, you're going to love this loaf cake. A soft, fluffy crumb with a velvety glaze that's sweet and brightened by the tang of lemon — you won't be able to stop eating it.
Ingredients
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Step by step
- 1
Butter and flour the loaf pan, then set it aside in the freezer.

- 2
In a bowl, add the room-temperature butter and the sugar. Beat until smooth.

- 3
Add the vanilla extract, the lemon juice, and one egg, then beat. Continue with the other egg and some of the lemon zest, and beat again.

- 4
Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda, preferably through a sieve. Finish with the salt and beat.

- 5
Pour the batter into the pan and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30 minutes.

- 6
In a bowl with the powdered sugar, add lemon juice little by little while mixing, until you reach a nice thick consistency.

- 7
Spread the glaze over the loaf cake and let it dry, then decorate with lemon zest.

Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving (54 g)
- Calories
- 211 kcal
- Carbs
- 25.3 g
- Protein
- 3 g
- Fat
- 11.2 g
- Saturated fat
- 6.5 g
- Unsaturated fat
- 4.6 g
- Trans fat
- 0.4 g
- Cholesterol
- 70.6 mg
- Sodium
- 48 mg
- Sugar
- 15.2 g
- Fiber
- 0.4 g
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